Afternoon Abs: Ben Affleck Looks Damn Good in Leather

When the news broke that Ben Affleck was stepping into the role of Batman—the leather-clad superhero that Christian Bale somehow tricked women into caring about again—the Internet . People were, in a word, wary.

Though I never really got what the issue with Affleck was in the first place: Square jaw? Check. Comfortable rolling with a sidekick? Check. Ability to disguise voice by adopting a smoker's husk? Yah, homeboy's got this. Perhaps all people needed was a little extra nudging.

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And, if the first photo of Affleck wearing the Batsuit (an imageBatman vs. Superman director Zack Snyder snapped on set), is any indication, the Oscar winner more than adequately fills out those leather pecs. And, for the most part, it seems the Twitter haters have been silenced. My only critique? Flexing for the camera is so basic, Ben.